Athlete profile Satu Ekdahl 2020
- 2. Hi, i am Satu Ekdahl
- 3. I am searching for partners for co-operation
- 4. become World’s best catamaran sailor My goal is to
- 5. 2021-2022: Build foundation for all catamaran sailing by training full-time with single- handed, foiling catamaran throughout the year. Helm in M32 Sailing Series. Target in World Championships (for A Class catamaran, of 190 boats): Top 40 Steps towards my goal 1. Build foundation
- 6. 2023-2024: Helm and skipper in GC32/ Extreme Sailing Series (or equivalent) successfully. Target in A Class Worlds: Top 10 2. Build for excellence Steps towards my goal
- 7. 2025-2028: Crew in America’s Cup team. Target in A Class Worlds: Top 1 Steps towards my goal 3. win
- 8. Who am i?
- 9. Who am i? .. Satu Ekdahl. My name translates to ”Fairytale Valley of Oaks” in English .. 46 years old woman from Finland .. Building race sailing into a profession I am..
- 10. Who am i? .. Found my path in sailing 10 years ago and it’s been L-O-V-E ever since .. Love combination of physical + tactical aspects + nature in sailing .. Have perfect background for physically demanding catamaran sailing I..
- 11. Who am i? .. Background in athletics, gymnastics, climbing, snowboarding and roadracing .. Very strong physics .. Been educated by Finnish Sport Federation as C-level coach I have..
- 12. Who am i? .. Am currently employed by IT Consultancy company as an Senior Advisor .. Have over 20 years of experience in working in international business, of which 5 years I ran my own business .. Have MSc degree in Economics and possibility to proceed to PhD I..
- 13. Who am i? .. Am used to being the only woman in the pack without realizing that .. Focus on doing instead of talking about it J .. L O V E S P E E D in all of it’s forms I ..
- 14. Who am i? .. Believe anything is possible .. Believe in mind’s power .. Believe it is our journey in LIFE to find one’s passion and LIVE it I ..
- 15. Who am i? .. Lived in 4 countries .. Driver in local gokart team in UK .. Training roadracing on Suzuki 1000 R motorcycle in Finland .. Competed in Fjällräven Polar 318 km dog-sledge race above Arctic Circle .. Off-piste snowboarding in Austrian, Swiss & French Alps, Norway & Sweden .. Surfing and bodyboarding in Barbados .. Wakeboarding in Finland .. Snorkeling in Italy, Spain, Croatia and Finland .. Motor-boating and island hopping in Croatia and Finland .. Rock-climbing in Croatia and Finland .. Hiking on glacier in Iceland, in Switzerland, Spain and Finland .. 150 meter benji-jump and bag-jump in Finland .. Co-paragliding in French Alps Other THINGS I’VE DONE
- 16. Who am i? 2007 1st FIN Cup Snowboarding 2002 3rd FIN Championships Indoor wallclimbing 1989 3rd FIN Championships Athletics: 3x800m best achievements
- 17. Who am i? IN SAILING 2012 World Champion X-41 class Floater 2013-14 Olympic campaign Nacra 17 class Co-skipper 2016 2nd FIN Championships Melges 24 class Bow 2010-15 Regional podiums in Several classes Several positions Baltics and Balkans area best achievements
- 18. Who am i? Jyrki Järvi Olympic Gold, 49er, Sydney, 2000 +358 40 544 8188 Mikkel Rossberg America’s Cup Sailor +45 26 79 63 80 My references
- 19. Who am i? http://www. ekdahlracing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ekdahlracing https://www.facebook.com/satu.ekdahl https://www.instagram.com/satuekdahl https://twitter.com/ekdahls https://twitter.com/satu_ekdahl fi.linkedin.com/in/satuekdahl/ in social media
- 20. My sailing
- 21. My sailing .. I have raced with Nacra 17, Formula 18, M32 and A Class catamarans .. I have been main/tactician/co-skipper, floater and helm .. I have trained and raced in Finland, Germany, France, Sweden and Spain On catamarans
- 22. My sailing .. I have trained and raced with Elliot, J80, SM40, X Blu, Polska .. I have been main/tactician, trimmer, pit, bow .. I have raced in Finland, Estonia and Poland In Match racing
- 23. My sailing .. I have trained and raced with X35, X41, Salona 35, First 36.7, Melges 24 .. I have been main/tactician, trimmer, tailor, pit, mast, floater .. I have trained and raced in Finland, Croatia, Italy, Sweden and USA In coastal
- 24. My sailing .. I have raced with X41 and Open Class boat .. I have been floater .. I have raced offshore races in Croatia and Finland In offshore
- 25. “It’s part of the game”
- 26. In autumn 2015, during our normal training evening on Formula 18 catamaran, we experienced ”nosedive”, where my knee got injured Knee is operated twice in 2015 and 2016
- 27. Rehabilitation has taken a lot longer than expected. I’ve had strong pain and nausea and I have been unable to exercise for several years So I’ve sat. And Dreamed. Joined M32 clinic and sailed without ”my muscles” with world-class female sailors. Bought foiling A Class catamaran, first one in Finland..
- 28. And now.. All I want to do is: SAIL. TRAIN. RACE. And see, if my highschool sport teacher was right about me.. J
- 29. Got Interested? Satu Ekdahl +358 400 27 80 92 Satu.ekdahl@gmail.com Skype: satu.ekdahl Let’s be in touch!
- 30. Thank you!